The Australian Team will look to continue their winning momentum as they won 5 successive matches in a row with a mouthwatering clash against Afghanistan at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 7th November 2023.
Australia looks like the favorite to win the match, but Afghanistan would be also high on confidence after winning 4 matches in the tournament. It promises to be an exciting contest with top-quality players on each side that would create excitement in Mumbai.
Both teams have good quality players that can change the course of the game and help their country register victory in this match.
Here we look at the 5 Players To Watch Out For Between Australia and Afghanistan in WC 2023.
- David Warner
The explosive left-handed opener David Warner had a rare failure in the previous match against England. He was dismissed by Chris Woakes with a lovely delivery.
Warner would be looking to unleash his strokes in the first 10 overs against Afghanistan and put enough pressure on them allowing Australia to win the match. David Warner posted 291 runs against Afghanistan in ODIs with the best score of 178 in the 2015 World Cup.
His batting would be important to put enough pressure on Afghanistan’s bowling and not give them a chance.
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
The dashing Rahmanullah Gurbaz fell cheaply again in the previous match against the Netherlands. He can score runs quickly which would make life tough for Australian bowling.
Afghanistan registered a comfortable victory over the Netherlands. Gurbaz would be playing his first ODI match against Australia which would be a big challenge against top-quality bowling of Starc, Cummins, and Hazlewood that will create pressure.
Gurbaz is an attacking opening batter which would play a key role in providing attacking starts in the first 10 overs that give some chance to the Afghanistan team.
- Glenn Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell would be returning to the playing XI after missing the previous match against England. He will play a key role in the middle order putting pressure on Afghanistan bowlers if the Aussies’ top order can give them a flying start.
Maxwell played a total of 3 matches with 94 runs including best score of 88 during the 2015 match. His ability to play the spinners and pacers makes him a dangerous batter to bowl at.
His attacking style would help Australia put enough pressure on the Afghanistan bowlers that allow Australia to register a victory.
- Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan will play a key role for Afghanistan in the middle overs to put pressure on the Australian batting lineup. He bowled with great control during the previous match against the Netherlands at Lucknow.
Despite not picking many wickets, Rashid Khan has done well to restrict the opponents. He has played just 1 match in World Cup history during the 2019 edition with 1 for 52.
His role is to stem the flow of runs and also not allow the Australian batters to hit big shots on a brilliant batting pitch in Mumbai.
- Adam Zampa.
Adam Zampa has been on a roll with another match-winning spell of 3 for 21 in 10 overs against England. He bowled with great control putting pressure on batters with dot balls which made them hit big shots.
Zampa played only 1 match against Afghanistan in the 2019 edition with 3 for 60 at an economy of 7.59 runs over. He would play a key role in putting the batters under pressure and also pick wickets that would not allow Afghanistan to score runs easily.
He has all the variations and would be hoping to continue his superb form against Afghanistan on a superb batting pitch in Mumbai.
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